GeForce GTX 690 review [Guru3D.com] - Page 4

(.)(.) · 05-08-2012, 20:56 | posts: 2,177 | Location: Logd n jst 2 change avatar

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Originally Posted by Screen_X

That is insane! I've been ringing pccasegear.com.au to see when they will have the 690 on sale and how much it'd cost. They recon they will have it online by the end of this week between AUD$1200-$1600 a piece. That's still 70% markup compared to the US$1000 price tag. Bloody rip off!

Hard out, especially when 2 gtx680s can be had for $1200-$1500NZ.

Year · 05-09-2012, 00:35 | posts: 11,657 | Location: ♫

decided i'm going to exchange my 680 for a 690 and pay the difference (including a 50$ discount) since my friend works in the shop and he got one right now in stock, money is not really an issue.

the card is powerful and should futureproof quite well.

i'll go get it tomorrow.

Veteran · 05-09-2012, 07:29 | posts: 7,382 | Location: United kingdom

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Originally Posted by Year

decided i'm going to exchange my 680 for a 690 and pay the difference (including a 50$ discount) since my friend works in the shop and he got one right now in stock, money is not really an issue.

the card is powerful and should futureproof quite well.

i'll go get it tomorrow.

Couldnt resist hey,Congratulations mate!

Screen_X · 05-10-2012, 02:48 | posts: 5 | Location: Melbourne, Australia

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Originally Posted by (.)(.)

Hard out, especially when 2 gtx680s can be had for $1200-$1500NZ.

Indeed. I guess the power, noise and heat considerations of running two 680s are the deciding factors at this point. May be I'll wait till the ATI 7990 is launched and hope the 690 price will drop then. I read in a few sites that the 7990 will be launched late April/early June

Year · *Last edited by Year; 05-10-2012 at 12:24.*

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Originally Posted by Veteran

Couldnt resist hey,Congratulations mate!

thanks

it was the only card available considering they're out of stock everywhere, my friend was kind enough to keep it for me lol but i had to make a decision and decided it was worth it, i returned my 680, grabbed the new card and paid the difference minus 50$, so instead of paying 499$ i paid 449$.

when i had my gtx480 i saved 1500$ for a new card, spent 499$ on the gtx680 (great card btw) which left me with 1000$, so spending an additional 450$ wasn't a big deal since the money was there anyway, 999$ for video card is a lot but in this case you really get what you paid for.

it's a fantastic card in every department, definitely worth the money.